The Descent : Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness under Putin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennetts, Marc.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.

Summary:

Weaving memoir with on-the-ground reporting, The Descent illustrates the changing realities of Putin's long and bloody rule and Russia's march to full-scale war in Ukraine.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title Page

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1: Dislodged Memories

2: 'look Around This Place'

3: A Pact With the Devil

4: 'He is Reacting to Pictures in His Own Head'

5: False Hopes

6: He Who Sobs With Joy

7: 'Putin Khuilo!'

8: 'No More Time For Truth-seeking'

9: Making the Gate Wider For Fascism

10: Madman For Hire

11: 'He was Killed by the Hatred Poured Into the Air'

12: 'When they Beat You, Say Thank You For the Lesson'

13: Holy Water And Hiv

14: Exorcizing Putin

15: A City Soaked In Terror

16: Deliver Us From Evil

17: 'What Does it Matter if I Am in Pain, If I Am Nothing?'

18 'Just Switch Your Brains On'

19 'Always Cold: Nothing is Allowed'

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

Index

Imprint.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-3994-2164-6

1-3994-2167-0

9781399421645

OCLC:

1577549065